02175nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260002300042653001600065653002200081653002300103653002500126653002000151653002100171653002600192653002400218653002600242653002900268653002700297653002700324653003400351100001400385700001700399700001500416700001800431245004400449856015300493300001200646520114400658020004701802                                       d  bSpringer Singapore10a3D printers10aAugmented reality10aCultural heritages10aDigital preservation10aDigital storage10aEmbedded systems10aEmerging technologies10aGovernment of India10aHistoric preservation10aResearch and development10aScience and Technology10aUNESCO world heritages10aVirtual and augmented reality1 aA. Mallik1 aS. Chaudhury1 aV. Chandru1 aS. Srinivasan00aIndian digital heritage: The next steps  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047027067&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-10-5738-0_23&partnerID=40&md5=2fdbc9d03771881b78a611f55fe791f6  a393-4033 aThis edited volume represents the beginnings of the journey in digital heritage of India with a focus on the digital preservation of a UNESCO world heritage site with tangible and intangible heritage artefacts of great historic value. The vision of the sponsoring agency, the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India, in digital heritage has expanded to a larger canvas of inter-disciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems with heritage as one of the central themes. Starting with cultural heritage of Hampi, the future directions are to include other cultural heritage sites, ecological heritage, socio-cultural heritage of dwellings of cities, of music, soundscapes and spoken languages; the list goes on. With emerging technologies of underwater mapping, LIDAR scanners, drones, virtual and augmented realities, 3D printing etc., the future directions for Indian digital heritage seem endless. This chapter elaborates a few directions which have now been encapsulated as a detailed project report and submitted as guidance to the Department of Science and Technology for the next phase of funded research and development.  a9789811057380 (ISBN); 9789811057373 (ISBN)